CDU faction leader Friedrich Merz, the CDU/CSU’s candidate for chancellor in the February federal elections, had previously ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the far right in pressuring the German government to tighten migration laws has upended the campaign three weeks before general elections.

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...

Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties ...

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

A non-binding motion to restrict immigration has sparked outrage after citizens said the conservative CDU/CSU broke a promise not to work with the far-right AfD. Protesters in Berlin gathered outside ...